Hyped Greek yogurt pilot program not coming to region

North country school cafeterias will not be a part of the Greek yogurt pilot that will be used in New York, Tennessee, Idaho and Arizona.

The pilot was originally spread throughout the state.

For the initial pilot program that will run in October and November, the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) set the minimum number of cases that a district needed to order at 420 cases, said state Office of General Services spokeswoman Heather Groll. In light of that minimum order and the shelf life of yogurt, it was determined that focusing the initial program on four larger districts would be best.

Districts that are large enough to be included for the program are in Long Island, Poughkeepsie, the capital region and Buffalo.

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